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"binding a valley" exhibit
Pioneer Valley Book Makers in the ‘90s
A Documentary Portrait Series by Photographer Judy B. Messer
Judy B. Messer kicks off her 40 year anniversary as an artist working with heart and camera by celebrating with a showing of a special collection of documentary still film portraits made in the mid 90’s, "Binding A Valley!” The series celebrates pioneer valley and hilltown creatives who worked in their own beautiful way in the art of book making - from the authors and illustrators to the printers and book binders.
"The "Binding A Valley” series sparked for me while I was walking to dinner during a snowy night storm in Northampton. I was just taken into a soft loving moment of a man in the window working in his bindery. It was a perfect moment that illustrated the kind of quiet, hard-working artists that were creating all around me in the valley. An essence of valley community living, that had so much heart, and that was interconnected in its own story and way."
Visiting Information:
Hosmer Gallery
Forbes Library
20 West St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Sept. 2 - Sept. 30, 2023
Exhibit Examples
Leonard Baskin
Sculptor, Draftsman, and Graphic Artist
(1922–2022)
Eric Carle
Author, Designer, and Illustrator
(1929–2021)
Jon Goodman
Master Printer of Photogravure and Photographer
Barry Moser
Visual Artist, Educator, Illustrator, and Printmaker Specializing in Wood Engravings
Jane Yolen
Author
photographer judy b. messer
Portrait Photography by Judy B. Messer, now presented as Zen Lens Art, is recognized throughout the world for the classically orchestrated natural light story portraits of children in nature. Judy’s ability to construct a visual documentary still film story of individuals continues to hold beauty and strength during the test of time, even with so many new adaptations in the medium of portrait photography.
Currently, Judy continues to contract editorial, documentary, and personal photography assignments. She has also recently expanded her work to now offer commissioned watercolor and oil-painted portraits, a line of fine art portfolios, and also custom-designed and themed grayscale coloring books for learning and advancing skills in watercolor and other art mediums.
